Idris Elba won his kickboxing debut. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LONDON — When it comes to art and entertainment, English heartthrob Idris Elba has the female fan base all sewed up and he may have gained a few male supporters as well after coming out triumphant in his solid debut as a pro kickboxer. Yes, you heard me right. I ...

Gayle King laments late night snacks. Mass Appeal Wire Reports NEW YORK — Like so many of us, Gayle King has a weight problem. She can’t wait to eat. Gayle, co-anchor of ‘CBS This Morning,’ has been busy documenting her fluctuating weight since joining Weight Watchers last September. The results have been mixed. If you recall, back in June, Gayle ...

Woman claims MJ raped her in 1986. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — First, it was Bill Cosby. Then Donald Trump. Now the King of Pop. After 30 years, an alleged female victim is seeking litigation — accusing late moonwalking legend Michael Jackson of paying her $900,000 in “hush money” so that she’ll refrain from disclosing shocking allegations of sexual ...

Scandal superstar posts Twitter rant. Mass Appeal Wire Reports NEW YORK — Kerry Washington had plenty on her mind this weekend and she let her 4 million Twitter followers know about it. The Scandal actress, who recently gave birth to her second child [son Caleb Kelechi Asomugha], felt the need to “rant” after a 66-year-old black woman was shot dead ...

Simmons closes exercise studio. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — “I’m a pony. I’m a pony.” In an archaic move, Richard Simmons’ renowned exercise studio called “Slimmons” has closed its doors for good and nobody understands why. Bewildered patrons received closure notices from the iconic facility which is scheduled to go out of business just before Thanksgiving on November ...

Michel’le airs Dre’s nasty, dirty laundry. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — In last year’s N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” Dr. Dre and company were portrayed as being a bunch of gun-toting, civil rights activists with enormous chips on their shoulders. The group’s image, however, took a negative hit this weekend on Lifetime’s “Surviving Compton” — the poignant story ...

New Rocky Horror taking big gamble. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — “Let’s do the time warp again!” The original “Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a cult classic that many of us have watched a gazillion times. So we gotta give props to Fox television officials for having the cojones to concoct a remake after 40 years. However… if ...

Witness said Rose didn’t commit rape. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — NBA baller Derrick Rose didn’t rape anybody, this according to the ex-friend of his accuser who claims the alleged victim is nothing more than a “pathological liar” looking to get paid. On Friday, Gabriela Chavez testified that the 30-year-old complainant told her she was never gang raped ...

Netflix stars diss Trump in a photo. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — As crippling allegations of sexual assault continue to mount against him, Donald Trump is catching hell Bill Cosby-style from women everywhere — including the gay ones. Just weeks from Election Day on Nov 8th, crew members of the popular Netflix prison series “Orange Is The New ...